Hat holding device



Nov 24, 1931. l l R. AfsKoGLUND A 1,833,234

HAT HOLDING DEVICE 'Filed Ooi. 22, 1928 T l I I I I I I l l l l @el Y l IM/manto@ Patented Nov. 24,1*1931 l y Y, .y 'i i,

UNITEDQ-ST'ras ortica:

ILEUBEN A.sKocrLUivD,"or:DAIvvILLE,II.I,I1\IoIsf e HAT HoLDINGnnvIoE i Appiication filed october 22,11928. j serial No. sienta.- j

VThis invention relates to hat holding de-V relatively stift1 wire. I The body ofthe device" vices. i is coiled centrally thereof as at l1 toA form an l/Vith the present forms of devices for holdeye adapted to receive a screw- 12er other fas` ing hats and the like, the structures of such 'ftening element. The device'- may -be [ardevices require that they be secured to vertlranged inV any desired position, and in? the 50 cal surfaces such as walls, and they usually *drawings it ie Shown* esbenggvereeelly er; are in the form of hooks or the like vvllich ranged andattachedto'a horizontal support merely support butdo not hold the hats. 13,-su eh as the nsdeof the-top of' emeter Suchv devices, accordingly, are not adapted vehicle or the like. l 'l io for use against horizontal surfaces such as "Outwardly vofthe eyefll, the ldeviceis pro- `5.5

the tops of motor vehicles and the like, no1` rvvidedvvitha pair of similardivergingarms"""" are they adapted Afor use in motor vehicles 14 which terminate at: theiriouter endisinhat i lor the like in which use they would be Subengagii'ig-elements 15. Each of the engaging jected to considerable movement. elements is illustrated asbeing `arcuate in l 15 An important object of the present invenform and comprising inn'er'and outer parallel 60 y 2n angular, etc. as indicated at 181 which would dislodgehats from the present with ehehe@ engeging'members 15e1ie Outer' 7 tion is to provide a hat holder Which not only Y portions `16 and 17,' the ends of the Wire from supports but holds the hatin proper posiwhich the device is made terminating ysubtion thereon, and which maybe used in any stantially centrallyof theV outer portionslA desired position, such as horizontal, vertical, 'f endedjeeent ythe":eXtremji-,ies,of the armslt Y l y i 65 A further object is to provide a hat holder The'forin of the device illustratedin Figwhich is adapted for use in motor vehCleS, ure 3 is Vsimilar to that previously described railway coaches and similar places where and needjne; 'be referred te in4 dei-eil,VV The the device is subjected to various movements medied fermef the device Velse je .provided y 0 types 0f hat holding devicesportionslof which 'are preferably covered'rwith A further object is to provide a device of "e -fabrie 0I- eimila-Coverng 19 11p10f the character referred to which is simple in -the eoledcent1-1 VOI-tin 11,. prev'usly, dce/ 5 construction and cheap to manufacture. the `scribed;fthel moded form 'fthe'fdevicefis device being adapted to be made of a single v prefere-,bly prvded withy a, loople-d-'jin .75

piecev of materlal such as relatively stlff gofjha'ving an opens-ide 21 between thejarms Wlre Y L Y V l .A14 'whereby it',willfbei-apparent that the other Oblecbs m advantages of .the m." lodped portion may be snapped into position 25 vention fwlllfblelcorne apparent during the oV-m the shankrfa www whpchhas been. Cours? 0 t e Q Owing C escnp lon' i previously partially inserted in position. .2f II-l the dmWmgS-I hav? Shown 561V smlhem- From theV drawings it will be obvious thatV glments of the mcventlon' I n tu? OW-l the eyeportion in each form .of thenldevice Fiuure 1 is a Side elevatn Y Y c Y, isin a plane` substantially at rightanglesto y f 40 i Firfu're 2 is a bottom planvievv, and thplaneof the @rms lftaf'lndlthabthefhat en 85 Figure 3 is a perspective view of a modigafgllg 61.6111911105 15.319.111@ Plane SllbStlIl* lied form of the device. J ..tiallyparallel to the-plane of theeye portlon Referring to Figures land 2, the numerah'fin` each form of l the device. This arrange- 10 designates the device as a whole which is Wment provides a' simple, compact constructionk shown as being formed of a single piece `of-vvh1ch V1si cheap-andeasy to manufactureand 90 which maybe quickly secured in properposi?. ,l

y way coaches Vand the, like. For example, the

device .may be arranged vertically and .secured again'st'the inside of thetop of a motor vehicle for holding a hat with the brim thereof yflat against thetop of the, vehicle." Tihe` 'i hat 'engaging members 15 vare preferablyar- Y Vfao rangeda sufficient, distance` apart to permit 'i Y y them toengage the insides ofhats'ofrela'- said eye: `divergingl equally, on opposite sides of the axis thereof,vthe wire being bent vat the endsof said arms toform hat engaging, i

members extendingto equal extents on oppo, site sidesl thereof and each vof which isprovided with'concentric inner and y'outer portions of substantial length connected at their ends Lby yloops formed inthe wire,v the inner and outer portions of said hat engaging inem- -bers lying in a common plane substantially.

,at right angles to the axis ,of said eye.

:In testimony whereof I aiixmy signature. u REUBEN A. SKOGLUND.

tvelylarge Size, anditwill be apparent that the arms 14r may be sprung'inward'ly ',130' perwithin hats of smaller size.

mit the engaging members tobe inserted The arms 141 are preferably relatively long Whene'byvthey .engage within'the upper portion of the crown of abat,` and'when so ar-V ranged; the brim of the, hat is adaptedk -tolie ,Y

lat against the supportingsurface 13 wherei Y .by the hat will be steadied vto. assist vin'hold- Y i ingfit in ,position against dislodgement, paruticularlywhenthe device is'used in motor vefr hicles. The device is adapted `to be ,placed i in!` position merely. by-insertingla 'screwV through ,the eye 11 vand driving the V,screw intothe supportinglstructu're.

' Inthe form ofthepdevice shownin Figure;v A

' 3, ,a screw-may be partially inserted in .the supporting structure, andthe looped portion VQOs'nappedV-into position over `the shank'of the screw, whereupon the screw may be tightvened into position. .Similarly, the device Y readily may be removed merely. byloosening the screwA to disengage thehead thereof from n f the looped portion 20, whereupon the latter may be movedlaterally with respect to the :screw to permit the screw to snaproutwardly K ithroughfthe -openside 21 of the loopedporf ftion 20. `i Y f7 `j Theabric or simil-ar covering-19 maybe y employed if 'desired to, protect the inner surj v faces-of the hat.4 t It also will be apparent that. fthe'shape lof Athe engaging members 1 5 {ma-yx` be 4alteredaccording to individual conditions.

It is to be understoodthat the forms fof@ the invention herewith shown anddescribed are to be `taken as preferred examples of the y same and that'various ychanges in the shape, size andarrangementof parts may be resort'- ed to Without departingfrom` the spirit of ,the .invention orthe scope of. the subjoined clainrnY l Y Y- Ic'laim:

A Yha'trholding device `comprising aA body.,

formed of a single piece of resilient'rwire 1 :coiled centrally of its length to provide la relatively flat eye adapted toreceive a asteningfj substantially at right angles to theV plane ofv ioS l l filo 

